End Date

Sunday 24 May 2026

Salary Range

36,224 - 38,130

We support flexible working click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

This is a full time role based in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester or Bristol.

Job Description

• JOB TITLE: Junior Detection & Response Engineer
• SALARY: 36,224
• LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester or Bristol  
• HOURS: Full-time 35 hours a week. Including a rota for weekend working.  
• WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.

About this Opportunity  

Start your cyber career protecting millions of customers while helping build the bank of the future. As a Junior Detection & Response Engineer in Lloyds Banking Groups Cyber Defence Centre, youll learn handson how to spot, investigate and respond to real cyber threats, supported by experienced engineers who will coach you to succeed. From analysing alerts and tuning detections to learning from live incidents, youll build the skills, confidence and judgement needed for a rewarding career in cyber securitywhile being part of a team thats innovative, collaborative and committed to putting customers first.

Youll play a hands on role in protecting the organisation by helping identify suspicious activity, understand incidents, and contribute to an effective incident response through:

            Monitoring and analysing security alerts to identify and escalate genuine cyber threats

            Carrying out initial triage and investigation, gathering evidence from logs, alerts and enrichment sources

            Supporting detection engineering by reviewing alert behaviour, tuning existing detections and documenting expected outcomes

            Using and testing established response playbooks, contributing to improvements where changes are clearly defined

            Assisting with threat hunting and threat modelling, building practical understanding of attacker techniques and behaviours

            Learning from real incidents through post incident reviews and continuous improvement activity

            Working collaboratively with experienced colleagues, maintaining clear investigation notes and sharing knowledge

This role offers early responsibility, structured support and exposure to real world cyber defencebuilding the skills, judgement and confidence needed for a long term career in security operations.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, were evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. Were growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too

What youll need

The strongest candidates bring curiosity, sound judgement and a genuine willingness to learn, as well as:

            Formal training in cyber security, such as a degree, apprenticeship, professional certification or equivalent practical experience

            Foundational understanding of security operations, threat detection concepts and common tools, such as SIEM platforms

            Ability to analyse security logs, alerts and events to identify relevant information

            Awareness of attacker tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)

            Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

            Clear communication skills, including the confidence to ask for support and explain findings to both technical and non technical audiences

            Willingness to participate in an on call rota and regular weekend working where required

 About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And its why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

Were disability confident. So if youd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

An annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

24 days holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

This is a once in a career opportunity to help shape your future as well as ours.

 Join us and grow with purpose.

(Please note our roles can generate a considerable amount of interest and close early so don't miss out on this opportunity to apply today.)

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together were building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.